Amazon's state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Baltimore is fully operational.At one point, the facility was operated by General Motors and in its heyday had more than 7,000 people employed, but in 2005, they all went away.Now, 10 years later, Amazon is has employed more than 3,000 people and that number is expected to grow.While it's weird to see the curtain pulled back on how Amazon gets packages and ships your baby's diapers or your favorite video game, it is an impressive site.On Tuesday, Amazon's Baltimore fulfillment center had its grand opening and is now operating at full capacity.Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was one of many area top brass who, along with the media, got a peek inside."It makes a difference. It makes a difference for those individuals able to make a way for themselves and their families, makes way for surrounding business. When you open something like Amazon in a community, there are ripple effects," Rawlings-Blake said.The center first began operating in March, while still under construction, with a few hundred full-time employees and now, it has more than 3,000 with more on the horizon."Amazon has provided my constituents an opportunity to work for a fast-growing, exciting company that has invested in the city that we all love," Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger said.So how does the place work?First, items arrive in this huge receiving area. They are then separated and stored by workers and taken away by robots. The state-of-the-art robots can haul more than 750 pounds.Then, when an item is needed, the robot brings it back and it's loaded by a human. It is then packaged and sorted for delivery.While more than 3,000 people work at the AFC, robots actually do most of the work. They kind of have to when dealing with hundreds of packages every hour.The more than 1 million square-foot facility is in Baltimore due to tax incentives from both the city and state, which will remain in place, as long as Amazon continues to keep people employed.Amazon would not let 11 News talk to any employees about what it's like to work there, citing company policy.Amazon nor the mayor's office said how many people from Baltimore City make up the 3,000 employees.

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Now, 10 years later, Amazon is has employed more than 3,000 people and that number is expected to grow.

While it's weird to see the curtain pulled back on how Amazon gets packages and ships your baby's diapers or your favorite video game, it is an impressive site.

On Tuesday, Amazon's Baltimore fulfillment center had its grand opening and is now operating at full capacity.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was one of many area top brass who, along with the media, got a peek inside.

"It makes a difference. It makes a difference for those individuals able to make a way for themselves and their families, makes way for surrounding business. When you open something like Amazon in a community, there are ripple effects," Rawlings-Blake said.

The center first began operating in March, while still under construction, with a few hundred full-time employees and now, it has more than 3,000 with more on the horizon.

"Amazon has provided my constituents an opportunity to work for a fast-growing, exciting company that has invested in the city that we all love," Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger said.

So how does the place work?

First, items arrive in this huge receiving area. They are then separated and stored by workers and taken away by robots. The state-of-the-art robots can haul more than 750 pounds.

Then, when an item is needed, the robot brings it back and it's loaded by a human. It is then packaged and sorted for delivery.

While more than 3,000 people work at the AFC, robots actually do most of the work. They kind of have to when dealing with hundreds of packages every hour.

The more than 1 million square-foot facility is in Baltimore due to tax incentives from both the city and state, which will remain in place, as long as Amazon continues to keep people employed.

Amazon would not let 11 News talk to any employees about what it's like to work there, citing company policy.

Amazon nor the mayor's office said how many people from Baltimore City make up the 3,000 employees.